Ghost story

High Gate Cemetery, London

I'm just finishing the novel Her Fearful Symmetry, by Audrey Niffenegger, 2009.  It caught my eye on the bargain table at the second-hand book store because she is also the author of The Time Traveler's Wife, a debut novel that made the book club rounds about ten years ago. Both novels have been described as "deliciously creepy" in the way they combine romance and science fiction.   

Her Fearful Symmetry takes place near High Gate Cemetery in London. There are over 170,000 graves and many prominent people buried there, most notably Karl Marx. There are also thousands of unidentified graves and it has become a de facto nature preserve.  Tours of the most famous graves are available, although visitors are no longer allowed to explore alone.  Still, a fascinating place to put on the bucket list.